It just occurred to me that I haven't shown you guys my new room in LA. This is the room that my sister and I share in our townhouse in LA. It used to be her room that I stayed in for visits, now it is my room that she stays in when she comes home from college. It has been a mess, because my dad gutted our attached bathroom last November and has been VERY slowly working on it since. (hence the empty door frame in the last pic)

This is a temporary place for me to live, so I wanted to incorporate enough of my things to feel like home, but not go too overboard. The floor plan is totally wonky because we need two beds and the walls are interrupted with all sorts of doors and nooks. I still need a fantastic rug, and a bookshelf to go on the little wall to the left and behind the tv wall. I haven't really put together my little vignettes yet. Also, these photos are kind of horrible, you will have to forgive me.

I absolutely adore my vintage dresser that we picked up in Palm Springs. I look forward to shopping Craigslist and estate sales while I'm here to hopefully get some more great vintage furniture for my next apartment. My plan is to live here probably until next summer, or until my roommate comes home :) and then find an apartment of my own. That way I can save up for something great.

I scored those fantastic Michael Kors sheets at TJ Maxx. You can't see the design in these photos, but they are essentially as smaller scale version of the same patterns as the curtains, but in turquoise and white. I'm also pretty impressed white those black storage shelves. We have had those forever (I actually asked Santa for them when I was like 12...I've always been this way), and were planning on getting rid of them. However the closet isn't all that big, we needed more storage, and having the beds in the L-shape (which I like because it feels like a bed and a couch) creates an awkward narrow space where they fit perfectly. So, we kept them, got two more shelves, and filled them with canvas bins for storage. Then, I hung my favorite giant Stendig calendar (which stills shows that its August, but anyway) on the front to hide everything.

So what do you think? It's not perfect, but if you saw the condition it was in when I arrived...whew! I've worked wonders. My sister visited last weekend and said, "wow, it looks just like your apartment but all in one room." Haha....

9.29.2010

So my dad has this office where he wraps fishing rods, that we call the man cave. I hang out there with him for an hour or two most days until my mom gets home and we have dinner together. It's strange and wonderful being at home with my parents. This is the first time it has been just the three of us since my sister was born almost 20 years ago. But I digress....

So, my dad wraps these fishing rods which means he tediously wraps threads in patterns around the rods, puts on the guides, and epoxy. There are about 50,000 other steps involved too. It's tedious, but its actually kinda awesome and artistic. He also has all these vintage rods and supplies...yesterday my job was to move all these vintage cork handles into an new box. I lined them all up and they looked awesome.

It's too bad I'm so smart in a way, I would have been really fantastic at a very repetitive like factory job or something. I find repetition and organization very relaxing. Haha...

9.22.2010

A beautiful vintage 9ct yellow Gold three tier Sapphire and Diamond cluster ring, comprising of a beautiful .2ct claw set, oval cut Sapphire. Surrounded by 12 Brilliant Cut Diamonds in the next two tiers, all set in a raised, open back white Gold gallery. Circa 1920.

9.16.2010

One of my favorite parts of the completely awesome Rue Magazine that launched this morning is Victoria Smith of SFGirlByBay's fantastic home tour...there are so many great elements to this house, I don't even know where to start.